"Most of the time, the [writer] labors in solitude; if the writer is lucky, a wife, a husband, or a lover may share in the joy and the pain.For some very lucky writers, however, there’s another option—a sort of combination Lamaze coach-midwife who nurtures the [writer], while shepherding [the] work, guiding it toward a successful birth and continuing life.One of those people is Amy Handelsman."